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<\/p>\nTrains are a part of Canadian heritage, linking cities from coast to coast to coast.<\/p>\n
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Currently, there are about 42,000 km of track running across Canada.<\/p>\n
There is also a vast network of roads, meaning they will occasionally cross paths \u2014 and this is where it can be dangerous.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Canada in 2025, there were 160 crossing incidents and 92 trespassing incidents. That includes fatalities and injuries,\u201d said Chris Day, the national director of Operation Lifesaver Canada.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday afternoon, RCMP say a train was travelling westbound near Taber, Alta., when it struck a northbound semi-truck.<\/p>\n
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\u201cUnfortunately, the train wasn\u2019t able to stop in time, striking the back end of the semi-truck,\u201d said Cpl. Troy Savinkoff with the Alberta RCMP.<\/p>\n
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The police investigation determined the truck had stopped before the tracks, then proceeded onto them, stopping again while the trailer was still in the way of the train.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy understanding is it\u2019s quite open, lots of fields. It\u2019s Taber\/Vauxhall area, so we\u2019re not talking a lot of hills or anything. (The semi-truck driver) just missed it,\u201d said Savinkoff.<\/p>\n
The driver was ticketed with careless driving following the incident, but thankfully no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
While it may seem like this shouldn\u2019t have happened, one driving expert says overall motorist behaviour has been declining for years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that statistically, across North America, driving behaviours have degraded basically since the pandemic,\u201d said Hannah Hamilton, program manager of safe communities with the Alberta Motor Association.<\/p>\n
She says the exact reasoning isn\u2019t known, but entitlement could be a partial culprit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s some psychology into (the idea that) people are less community minded now \u2014 they\u2019re thinking more about themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tLuckily the driver of the semi who was involved in the collision on Tuesday, was uninjured, But RCMP said he was given a ticket for careless driving.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
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Hamilton says the roadway is a shared experience with everything from a two-door sedan to a multi-car train.<\/p>\n
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For Day, he\u2019s concerned about the almost 25,000 railway crossings in Canada where people need to think about more than just themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a lot of places where people who may, or may not, be paying the attention they should be, can find themselves in conflict or collision with a train,\u201d said Day.<\/p>\n
He says the amount of annual incidents involving trains and vehicles or pedestrians has declined significantly over the past 40 years, but the five-year average has been up.<\/p>\n
As a result, every expert says it\u2019s important to just remember you aren\u2019t alone on the road and paying attention is a must.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the biggest message is remember that driving, whether (knowing your route) like the back of your hand or not, is an activity that requires your full attention,\u201d said Hamilton.<\/p>\n
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